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Daniel Paul Wright, 73, passed away unexpectedly on February 3, 2021, at his home in Ephrata.
Born in Lewistown to Paul Erb Wright and Helen O. (Snyder) Wright on Oct. 4, 1947, Dan graduated as Valedictorian from Chief Logan High School, Mifflin County, in 1965. At Chief Logan, Dan’s achievements were many including earning the distinction of National Merit Scholar, which afforded him the honor of traveling to Washington, D.C., where he was officially recognized by President Lyndon B. Johnson. After high school, Dan attended Harvard University where he studied Far Eastern Government and was a member of the Class of 1969.
He went on to spend most of his working years in the garment industry. Most notably, he owned his own factory, Woolwright, in Pine Grove, and later worked as the General Manager for Calvin Klein Sport Inc., Nesquehoning. He was a member of the President’s Club for Trout Unlimited, a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of freshwater streams an
William Check, age 98, of Lewistown, passed away January 20, 2021.
Born in Nesquehoning, PA, December 15, 1922, he was the son of Martin and Anna Bajzik Check. He is survived by his wife, Audrey Ruble Check, with whom he celebrated 71 wonderful years together on June 25, 2020. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Dr. William A. Check, his wife, Sheryl, and grandson, Adam, of Great Falls, VA, and Brian D. Check, of Schwenksville, PA, along with a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a son Robert B. Check, sisters Elizabeth Check, Anna Check Yamarik and Mildred Check, and daughter-in-law Ann Rose Check.
Jan 12, 2021
Helen Louise (Coleman) Ingram, 87, was called home to be with the Lord on January 10, 2021. Born on December 5, 1933 in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, she was the youngest child of Charles and Bertha Coleman. Helen grew up on a farm which is now the back nine of the Lewistown Country Club. She graduated from Lewistown High School in 1951 and from the Lewistown School of Nursing in 1954. Helen was a caring and loving nurse at Lewistown Hospital and William Penn Nursing Center. In 1954, Helen married the love of her life, Robert L. Ingram. They celebrated their 66thwedding anniversary on September 18, 2020. She was completely devoted to her children, Jeffrey Ingram and wife, Anita, of Lewistown, and Tracy Ingram and wife, Dina Solito, of Hummelstown. The sparkles in her eyes were from her three grandchildren: Jill (Jared) Hartsock, Megan (Ryan) Ingram-French, and Tate Ingram. She was the proud great-grandmother of Matthew, Levi, and Andrew Hartsock.
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With nearly 30 years in law enforcement, Oelwein Police Chief Jeremy Logan can attest to the fact that there are several levels of crimes and criminals, even in small communities. While there are strict rules and mandated penalties for the heavy crimes, Chief Logan went on record with the City Council during a work session last Monday to say that sometimes in life, people just make mistakes.
Logan told the Council he would like to garner support to explore and potentially implement an arrest diversion program in the city.
âAs a society, we like to look for the best in everyone and hope that if a person makes a mistake, they learn from it,â Logan said in addressing the Council. He noted that sometimes bad choices are made due to being young, peer pressure, mental health issues, and unfortunate occurrences in life â job loss, divorce, etc.